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June 30, 2015

Somehow I keep forgetting to blog! My other online 'responsibilities' (aka distractions) are keeping me pretty busy... the Facebook, the website, the Youtube and now the Instagram (that's right - you may now follow me on Instagram if you need visual time-killers on your phone - and who doesn't?). Anyway, you've probably seen the new stuff on one of these other technological marvels but just in case....

Lynn in Florida suggested the crayon stamps based on a card someone sent her. I paper-pieced the crayons below.

The sentiments are also her idea (clearly not from my sarcastic brain) and work nicely with the images.

The Easel is quickly becoming my favorite of the bunch. So many things can work as your 'canvas.'

Love the crazy colorful background with the saying!

A little jar of brushes looks good alone but also goes well with the Easel. I colored it with some white and light blue Prismacolors and stamp the Random Dots in silver.

So far the Texas Blueprint is the best seller. If you think it resembles those made by Stampers Anonymous, you are correct! I totally 'borrowed' the idea.

And the Texas Flag Boot and Howdy Bubble round out the bunch. More Prismacolors for the boot which I cut out and stuck to the kraft card stock.

All the new stamps are online and several stores have orders arriving this week. Be sure and remind your local stamp store to order your favorites!

June 16, 2015

Remember a few weeks ago when it was Christmas? Well now it's almost July 4th! Did I get anything accomplished in the last 6 months? Not enough, I'm sure!

The big house stamps come in surprisingly handy. I cut them out and used only the tops for this card. The fireworks are stamped in Encore metallic inks.

If you ever hear fireworks during the day, it's probably not fireworks. Head for the nearest bomb shelter! Nevertheless, here's a daytime scene. I cut out the cloud by hand but I'm sure there's a die out there for those of you who've forgotten how to use scissors. There's a DIE for everything these days!

More fireworks in a variety of colors. I stamped a larger piece of white card stock and cut a strip and added some Stickles dots on the blue for some sparkle.

And finally the Big Ol' Happy gets some more use - another versatile stamp. I inked only the bottom line of the Happy 4th Of July stamp and stamped the Star Background with Encore silver.

Time to start thinking about your 4th of July projects! You can find my fireworks and other summer stamps HERE.